Buzzard Roost Knob
Buzzard Roost Knob rises to 315 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shafer Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31521492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 17.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 26.3 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
148 named places within 25 miles
- Buffington Island State Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.3 mi
- Riverfront Park: 6.8 mi
- Chester Park: 9.6 mi
- Shafer Knob: 2.5 mi
- Anthony Hill: 3.2 mi
- Utah Hill: 5.2 mi
- Peach Knob: 5.9 mi
- College Hill: 9.0 mi
- Mound Cemetery Mound: 10.5 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 18.0 mi
- Belpre and The Ohio River: 18.1 mi
- Devol’s Floating Mill: 18.1 mi
- Putnam Family Library / Belpre Farmers' Library: 18.1 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 7.3 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Morris Reserve: 17.2 mi
- Washington's Western Lands Museum: 6.8 mi
- Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 9.8 mi
- New Era One Room School: 15.8 mi
- Blennerhassett Mansion: 17.8 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 18.3 mi
- Stony Point: 7.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 17.9 mi
- The White Falcon: 15.6 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 19.6 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 21.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 12.4 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 12.5 mi
- Flora: 14.9 mi
- Huntsville: 15.3 mi
- Quincy Park: 18.8 mi
- Oakland: 18.9 mi
- mary's garden: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Roost Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | E 95° | 406 m | 24.3 mi |
| Weed Knob | ESE 123° | 363 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mail Point Hill | E 93° | 348 m | 11.8 mi |
| Smith Knob | ESE 120° | 348 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tuttle Knob | SSE 146° | 343 m | 21.5 mi |
| Monroe Knob | SSE 148° | 343 m | 22.8 mi |
| Panther Knob | SE 130° | 342 m | 18.6 mi |
| Marsh Hart Knob | SE 145° | 342 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandyville 9 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524741
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